Chapter 2 - Knight's Challenge Fails

Lu Hong followed the advice of the beautiful woman and was now standing on the wide road of Kains Academy.

He had a rough understanding of the professions in this world from Nono, and they were exactly the same as those in the game “Skyrim.” Lu Hong almost believed he was still in the game world and had not left.

Naturally, if it were just like “Skyrim,” the warrior profession would undoubtedly be Lu Hong’s first choice.

“You’re not really going to the Warrior Temple, are you?” Nono looked at Lu Hong incredulously, thinking that he had just been joking with her.

“Yes, of course I’m going to the Warrior Temple,” Lu Hong confirmed again.

“Didn’t I tell you how miserable the warrior profession is now?

Even army warriors can only be cannon fodder.

Right now, the entire country doesn’t even have a warlord!” Nono’s expression was a bit exaggerated.

“Has there never been a ‘Furious Blood Berserker’ either?” Lu Hong asked curiously.

This profession was the warrior’s Third Transition profession, which he considered extremely powerful.

Lu Hong had also won the global competition championship with this profession, becoming a War God.

“You actually know about the ‘Furious Blood Berserker’?” Nono was somewhat surprised.

“I only read about this profession in my aunt’s history books.

It’s been three thousand years since a warrior of the Third Transition has appeared.”

“It’s okay, I’ll let you see the warrior’s Third Transition,” Lu Hong said softly.

“Are you messing with me?” Nono pointed to a path on the left.

“The Knight’s Temple is over there, hurry up, don’t waste time.

Generally speaking, mornings are the easiest time to receive a blessing from the Heavenly God.

Hurry, hurry!

Don’t delay!”

“I’m not going to the Knight’s Temple, I’m going to the Warrior Temple!” Despite Lu Hong’s loud voice, a young girl somehow had the strength to lift a grown man.

The sight of Nono, who was about 1.7 meters tall, holding Lu Hong, who was about 1.8 meters, was bizarre.

The gazes from countless students in Kains Academy made Lu Hong feel extremely embarrassed.

“Nono!” Just as Nono dropped Lu Hong at the entrance of the Knight’s Temple, a gentle voice came from behind.

“Fidel, don’t you have training today?” Nono asked.

“There’s no suitable training partner!

Nono, you haven’t been to class for several days.

Professor Tihe is a bit angry,” Fidel said with a slight smile.

“Hmph!

I’ve been helping my aunt.

If he has any complaints, let that old man come to me,” Nono said with a slight dissatisfaction, and then added, “Fidel, you go back first.

I’ll come and practice with you after I escort Lu Hong to receive the blessing.”

“Oh?

The gentleman you’re carrying in your hands, is he transitioning to become a knight?” Fidel looked at Lu Hong, who Nono still held, and who had a dejected face, and laughed.

“Yes!

I don’t know what he’s thinking, wanting to become a warrior.

Isn’t it good to be a knight?

No matter how I persuade him, he is completely unwilling.”

“That’s the way it is, everyone has their own preferences.

Nono, how can you force others?” Fidel continued, “Aren’t you going to put this gentleman down now?

How can he face others after being carried all this way by you?”

“I know!” Reluctantly, Nono dropped Lu Hong to the ground and said, “But you know how down-and-out warriors are.

How can I just watch him jump into a fire pit!”

“Well, that’s not necessarily true.

Didn’t Checkte enter the Warrior Temple two years ago?

In the end, wasn’t he accepted by other Heavenly Gods?

He’s now transitioned to become a Geoknight.

Aren’t you still at level seven?”

“Don’t mention Checkte to me, he’s a freak!” Mentioning Checkte obviously upset Nono, and she finally said reluctantly, “Do you think everyone can be a freak like him?”

“You come back here!

Don’t think I didn’t see you!” Nono grabbed Lu Hong, who was trying to sneak away, and said, “What?

You’ve come all this way and still want to run?

What’s wrong with becoming a knight!”

“Big sister!

Please let me go!

I really want to become a warrior.” Lu Hong wore a mournful expression.

At this point, it seemed even his right to choose a profession had been taken away.

He really regretted getting too familiar with Nono.

“No way!

You get inside!” Nono thus forcefully pushed Lu Hong into the Knight’s Temple.

It must be said, the Knight’s Temple was actually built from platinum stone.

In the game Skyrim, platinum stone was a top-tier forging material.

The temple, constructed from platinum stone, could withstand the continuous bombardment of a thousand Third Transition mages for a day.

Armor that included even a hint of platinum stone could sell for a real-life price of millions of RMB, and even his armor could not afford platinum stone forging.

Walking into the temple, a row of knight statues knelt on the ground.

A giant statue of a Light Knight was enshrined in the center of the main hall.

Nono pushed Lu Hong in front of the statue and said, “Quickly kneel on the ground and make a heartfelt wish.

The Heavenly God will definitely bless you.”

Inside the Holy Temple, there were numerous other students from Kains Academy who all stopped what they were doing when they saw someone being escorted in to receive the Heavenly God’s blessing.

“I…”

“Kneel down quickly!” Before Lu Hong could finish speaking, Nono interrupted him.

Fidel just watched the scene unfold with a smirk, staying silent.

“No!

I want to become a warrior!” Finally, Lu Hong could no longer hold back and shouted loudly.

“You fool, what’s so good about being a warrior?

Isn’t a knight far superior to a warrior?” Nono ground her teeth as she spoke.

“Who says?

That’s what others think, but in my view, the warrior is the strongest profession!” Lu Hong declared firmly.

At his words, the entire room fell silent.

The students around them, who had been watching as if it were a joke, now looked at Lu Hong with changed expressions, realizing that declaring such a thing in the Knight’s Holy Temple was unwise.

“Fina, since this kid doesn’t want to become a glorious knight, why force him?

Even if the Heavenly God took pity on him and let him change profession, his behavior would surely make a joke of our knight profession,” someone finally couldn’t sit still and stood up.

“Gunnar, this isn’t your concern,” Nono said sternly.

“He dares to insult the knight profession, so I have the right to intervene!” Gunnar spoke harshly: “To utter such blasphemous words in the Knight’s Holy Temple, he is courting death!”

“Do you really have that right?” Nono narrowed her eyes slightly, her cute appearance unchanged, but the atmosphere she emanated became dangerously intense.

“I challenge you on the honor of a knight!” Gunnar declared solemnly, showing no fear of Nono’s authority.

“Very well, I accept your challenge at the foot of the Heavenly God.

We’ll meet at the arena in three days!”

“Good, I hope you make some breakthroughs, especially since I just advanced to an eighth-level knight the day before yesterday,” Gunnar scoffed, then turned and left the temple.

“Eighth level…” Upon hearing Gunnar’s words, Nono’s expression visibly shifted.

The difference between level seven and eight was a watershed for the knight profession.

Once a profession reached level twelve, it could advance to a higher-tier profession, and an eighth-level knight could master the knight profession’s strongest initial skill, Radiant Battle Armor.

Once an eighth-level knight learned this skill, even facing three or four seventh-level knights would not put them at a disadvantage.

Fidel also looked worried: “I didn’t expect Gunnar to have broken through to the eighth level, Nono, you’re in trouble now!”

“What’s there to worry about?

We still have three days!” Nono exclaimed, casting a slightly hostile glance towards Lu Hong.

Lu Hong shrank a little, realizing Nono was pinning the blame on him.

“I’ll pray for the blessing right away, pray for the blessing right away…” Seeing Nono’s expression, how could Lu Hong dare to resist any longer?

He quickly knelt down and began to pray in a murmur.

Soon, a beam of light descended from the sky, enveloping Lu Hong within it.

“Am I going to become a knight?” Lu Hong felt a tinge of regret, though the knight profession was indeed quite formidable.

His last match for the world championship was against a Bright Holy Knight, whose strength had left a deep impression on Lu Hong.

However, when the column of light dissipated, Lu Hong remained unchanged.

No radiant mark of a Holy Knight appeared on his forehead, prompting laughter from all the knights present.

“Ha ha, this kid hasn’t received the Heavenly God’s approval!”

“I told you, how could someone like him receive the Heavenly God’s approval?”

“How could this be…” Nono was stunned, taking a long time to recover before she looked at Lu Hong with a disappointed gaze: “Forget it, didn’t you want to become a warrior?

Fidel, take him to the Warrior Temple.

I need to focus on my training now.”

“No problem!” As he watched Nono leave, Fidel patted Lu Hong on the shoulder and said, “Don’t be disheartened, you can definitely become a qualified warrior.”